This does work. It isn't as harsh or drying as the scrub, but I also found the scrub is better at fighting acne. Neither one smell great, but the difference they make in the clarity of your skin is absolutely worth it. People with less severe body acne should use this instead of the scrub. Likewise, those with pretty bad acne might want to give the scrub a shot.

if you use this right after heading to the beach or working up a sweat, it will clear up the acne on your back...it did for me at least. it's really light and refreshing and doesn't burn or irritate my back and chest.

This body wash is a lifesaver. It leaves my skin feeling really clean after a shower, and it reduces a lot of the breakouts on my chest and shoulders. I like how it does both those things. Also since I only really need it on my chest, shoulders, and back, the bottle really lasts me. I also like how much it foams up and how light it is on the skin, even though it comes out of the tube as a thick, g...read moreel-like substance. I was skeptical because it did not have the microbeads many Neutrogena acne products have, but it works like their beadless facial cleansers. It only clears small pimples however, so if you have large cystic zits, this like the face wash won't help much with those.

You're not going to see an improvement in body acne with 1 or 2 uses. I had an improvement in the acne on my back after about 1 week and I used it daily. Really helped to clear up the breakouts and it didn't dry out my skin. Pretty good stuff!

This is a very good product, but I wouldn't recommend this for those who have severe acne. I used this and although it did work well, it just wasn't strong enough. I'm gonna have to try the scrub. The smell is not bad in my opinion. After the shower you don't even come out smelling like the body wash, so no need to fret or worry about smelling like medicine. I like that after I use this, I feel very clean. Very good product. I would definitely recommend this.